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[Robbo]

Na, Spyders are registered as cars. I think I recall beign told that if you fit seat belts you don't need to wear a helmet, but that could be entirely incorrect.

Yep, i think you could be right on that one Drew. I seem to remember some years ago i had a mate who built a home made trike with a VW engine in the rear and i believe he had the choice of registering it as either a car or a bike. If a bike then he had to wear a crash helmet and if a car he had to have seat belts fitted and did'nt have to wear a helmet. I think he chose the bike option as rego was cheaper back then.

[5150]

The main question is.... Did he wave?

[BigAl]

Def trike

[cynna]

. If a bike then he had to wear a crash helmet and if a car he had to have seat belts fitted and did'nt have to wear a helmet. I think he chose the bike option as rego was cheaper back then.

also depends what year it was certified regarding the seat belt laws. now I think they have to have a proper over the shoulder seatbelt

[xXGIBBOXx]

couldnt be arsed reading it all. it a rocket 3 ,hydraulic rams set up in the rear . he lives out west auckland somewhere . i work at repco and he was telling me bout it . most of it was over my head , but think of this

[Robbo]

Speaking of Trikes...

[husaberg]

I can't help but think it should be like this way around.
Best use of a scooter ever.

[HenryDorsetCase]

wonder why they used car wheels not motorcycle wheels and tyres for the outriggers? cos you can see it tipping up onto the edges of the tyres which must seem weird.

is the rider disabled?

[BigAl]

wonder why they used car wheels not motorcycle wheels and tyres for the outriggers? cos you can see it tipping up onto the edges of the tyres which must seem weird.

is the rider disabled?

Well he was from Auckland..... but was fully mobile

[Ttonka]

This is a seriously awesome trike, based on a Triumph Rocket, running motorcycle wheels at the rear and is driven by chain drive to each rear wheel. I had the pleasure or riding with the owner
from the Bombays to the Barry Sheene on Labour weekend. It is self designed and built and is a testatment to the mans skill set.

[Drew]

wonder why they used car wheels not motorcycle wheels and tyres for the outriggers? cos you can see it tipping up onto the edges of the tyres which must seem weird.

is the rider disabled?

This is a seriously awesome trike, based on a Triumph Rocket, running motorcycle wheels at the rear and is driven by chain drive to each rear wheel. I had the pleasure or riding with the owner
from the Bombays to the Barry Sheene on Labour weekend. It is self designed and built and is a testatment to the mans skill set.

I was gonna say. Looks like bike tyres to me.

Chain drive, from a diff and axle set up? The rocket s shaft drive I thought, so seems like the easiest way to solve issues to me.

[Tazz]

Def trike

Noice. Was fairly certain from the way the back squatted down. Would have been a pivoting if there was a wheel in the middle I would have thought..

I guess it is safe to say if you're ever out with Robbo make sure you do the map reading yourself =P

also depends what year it was certified regarding the seat belt laws. now I think they have to have a proper over the shoulder seatbelt

Really? That just doesn't make sense to me. I'd rather my chances without one in most situations I can think of (on a trike).

This is a seriously awesome trike, based on a Triumph Rocket, running motorcycle wheels at the rear and is driven by chain drive to each rear wheel. I had the pleasure or riding with the owner
from the Bombays to the Barry Sheene on Labour weekend. It is self designed and built and is a testatment to the mans skill set.

Cheers for the info man. Has he put any details up on the internet anywhere? Would be cool to see a few more detailed pictures and some build details.

[Laava]

[QUOTE=cynna;1130633591][QUOTE=Robbo;
spyders must be classed as bikes as they still have to wear a helmet[/QUOTE]

They can be registered as either, but the car rego is cheaper. Our mates one is registered as a car but he wears helmet and there is no seatbelt. If it is registered as a car, it has to have a handbrake. Not sure about other criteria tho

[Ttonka]

Cheers for the info man. Has he put any details up on the internet anywhere? Would be cool to see a few more detailed pictures and some build details.

Hey Tazz, I don,t think so. Apparently gets mobbed everywhere he stops. It certainly draws a lot of interest. Going to the Burt with him so will find out more.

Cheers.

[GrayWolf]

[QUOTE=Laava;1130634000]

They can be registered as either, but the car rego is cheaper. Our mates one is registered as a car but he wears helmet and there is no seatbelt. If it is registered as a car, it has to have a handbrake. Not sure about other criteria tho

Unless the law has changed in the 2 years since we bought Vicky's Spyder.. By 'default' they are registered/considered a car here, but governed under the motorcycle laws for helmets etc.
They are actually an 'orphan' that LTSA didnt know what to do with, due to them being the 'reverse' of a normal trike... The only other manufactured 'example' of a front wheel trike commercially I can remember was the Scorcher in the 1970's,,, that used a Mini's front sub frame and motor, used the steering wheel and had the same fore/aft seating arrangement.... I would guess from history that as the Morgan 3 wheeler is a 2 front, one rear... that's the option that's been followed.

I believe most of the Spyder's do have a 'park brake', hers is electrically operated (RT), I think others have a manual operated one (RS).